Danville, Virginia · General provision

Section D, Item 7

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Areas identified as Zone AO or AH on the Flood Insurance Rate Map

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Floodplain

  • Drainage paths

    Adequate drainage paths around structures on slopes shall be provided.

  • Lowest floor elevation

    Residential structures shall have lowest floor elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the FIRM, or at least one foot above highest adjacent grade if no depth number.

  • Non-residential floodproofing

    Non-residential structures may be floodproofed to the specified flood level.

From the ordinance

All new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures shall have the lowest floor... elevated to or above the flood depth specified on the Flood Insurance Rate Map...
Section D, Item 7